AFA Spring Communique 2016 by Augusta University

Spring 2016

Issue 1

Career Services Business Etiquette for Students

AFA Departments Academic Advising Katherine Sweeney, Director 706-731-7979 academicadvising@augusta.edu

Career Services Julie Goley, Director 706-731-1604 careercenter@augusta.edu Center for Academic Success Lorraine Evans, Executive Director 706-446-5167 Loevans@augusta.edu

CURS John Sutherland, Associate Dean When students spend less time around a family dinner table growing up, many of the nuances of making a solid first impression with proper dining etiquette get overlooked. It’s critical for our students to master face to face networking, dining and business etiquette for the numerous professional functions, interviews, receptions and dinners they will encounter. This is Career Services‘ tenth year hosting a business and dining etiquette dinner for our students. It has become one of the signature programs we sponsor each year and seats always quickly fill up. The event is feasible through our partnership with the Student Activities Fee Committee who helps to fund the event for our students. Each spring we have 100-120 professionally dressed students attend our three course dinner in the JSAC Ballroom to listen to a certified professional etiquette instructor coach them on the process. You can find a freshman sitting at a table with a graduating senior and a medical student, all gathered together to break bread for a common cause. We put an emphasis on keeping the students comfortable so they feel at ease to get any questions answered. In addition to dining skills, the speaker covers business professional and business casual attire, along with some key differences in international protocol. This year’s event will be on March 15th. Students can sign up through Career Services (706) 737-1604 or via email careercenter@augusta.edu to attend. Seats are reserved on a first come, first serve basis. Career Services Continued on Page 2

706-729-2260 jsutherland@augusta.edu

Faculty Dev. & Teaching Excel. Deborah Richardson, Director 706-737-1742 ctl@augusta.edu

First/Second-Year Experience Beth Huggins, Director 706-737-1594 ehuggins@augusta.edu

Registrar Heather Metress, Registrar 706-731-1430/1431 registrar@augusta.edu

University Libraries Brenda Seago, Director Greenblatt 706-721-3441 Reese 706-737-1744 www.augusta.edu/library

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The office of Academic and Faculty Affairs would like to WELCOME the following faculty/staff: Dr. Lorraine Evans Executive Director Center for Academic Success University Hall 225—Loevans@augusta.edu Dr. Evans joined the team February 2016

Jean Grover

TUESDAY, MARCH 15th 6:00pm – 8:30pm Jaguar Student Activity Center Ballroom

Admin. Assistant – Academic and Faculty Affairs Boykin Wright Hall – jgrover@augusta.edu Jean joined the team November 2015

Reservations Required by March 7! Only 100 tickets available! •FREE to enrolled Augusta University Students •Professional attire & student ID required for event

Ron Hickerson Advisor – Academic Advisement Center University Hall Rm. 265- rhickers@augusta.edu Ron joined teamed February 2016

Laneka Jenkins

•CALL CAREER SERVICES 706-737-1604

Advisor–Academic Advisement Center University Hall Rm 262-lajenkins@augusta.edu Laneka joined team February 2016

•EMAIL careercenter@augusta.edu •REGISTER ONLINE In the Events -Workshops Tab in your Career Link account @www.gru.edu/careerservices using your Jagnet credentials.

Joni Thurmond Academic and Faculty Affairs Coordinator Boykin Wright Hall RM 106—jthurmond@augusta.edu Joni joined the team December 2015 Please WELCOME the newest members to our team! We are excited to have them work with us.

Update on Reese Library Since November, Reese Library has been engaged in a year-long project to renovate the heating and air conditioning system. Built in 1976, Reese Library still has the original HVAC unit, but for some time the temperature levels have been uneven and often there is an unpleasant smell in the air. While the year-long renovation project is ongoing, Reese Library and Ajax Building Corporation, the contractor, have worked together to ensure minimal disruptions to students, faculty, staff, and community visitors. Work on the third floor is wrapping up and will be released back to the Library on February 22. Work will begin soon after on moving the books back to their permanent locations, with signage available to reflect correct locations as this process is occurring. An exciting addition to the third floor is a new student study area located by windows. The wall that had been erected to create a room for the Pilgrim Papers was removed as part of the renovation process. The Pilgrim Papers have been relocated, providing an inviting space for student studying. The group study rooms will be worked on first and will be unavailable for two weeks, after which a wall will be erected to make the group study rooms available for use, while blocking off the rest of the construction area.

Other Library News….. Latino Americans Series The Augusta University Libraries invite you to attend the following events in their Latino Americans: 500 Years of History programming series. Latinas in the Restaurant Business and Latino Social Services Panels at the Asociación Cultural HispanoAmerican's Latina Expo Saturday, March 12 at 10:30 am and 2:30 pm Augusta Richmond County Public Library 823 Telfair Street Augusta, GA 30901 At the first panel, Latina restaurateurs will discuss their path to the restaurant business in the CSRA. Samples will be provided. During the second panel, Latinas involved in social service organizations will talk about the needs that exist in Augusta’s Latino community and how those needs have changed over the years. “The New Americans” Screening and Discussion Tuesday, March 15 at 6:00 pm University Hall 170, Summerville Campus “The New Latinos” episode of the documentary Latino Americans, focusing on Latino immigration from the Caribbean in the mid-20th century, will be screened. Dr. Heather Abdelnur, associate professor of history at Augusta University, will lead a discussion following the film. For more information, please contact Erin Prentiss at eprentiss@augusta.edu.

Career Services Programming Spring 2016 MARCH Interviewing Strategies for Education Majors March 1st & March 2nd UH 224 5:30-6:30pm Finally Find Your Fit!, March 3rd, 17th, 31st, 4pm-5pm UH 221 Professional Series: Federal Career Pathways for Seniors, March 1st, 4pm-5pm UH 224

Resume Writing & Interviewing Strategies, March 2nd, 4pm-5pm UH 224 Job Search Using LinkedIn & Social Media, March 3rd, 2pm-3pm UH Room 224

Volunteer and Job Shadow Info Meeting, March 2nd, UH 224, 10pm and 3pm Career Options for STEM Majors, March 23rd, SH E1053, 4pm

APRIL What Can I Do With A Major in Ecology? April 14th, SH E1049 4pm-5 pm LinkedIn for Social Science Majors April 14th, AH E158, 2:30 pm

AU Faculty Development USG Fellow Named Congratulations to Dr. Trinanjan Datta, PhD, Associate Professor of Physics in the College of Science and Mathematics at Augusta University. Dr. Datta was selected for the University System of Georgia (USG) fellows program for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), during the 2016-2017 year. The purpose of the program is to foster a community of learners and to provide support while participants design and implement a classroom-based research project. This opportunity will allow Dr. Datta to design a SoTL research project, and foster SoTL leadership at Augusta University and around the system. Also, Dr. Datta has been a SoTL fellow in the Office of Faculty Development & Teaching Excellence at Augusta University during the current academic year. Participants will attend the USG Teaching and Learning conference and USG SoTL Fellows Orientation in Athens, Georgia, on April 13-15, 2016. Hotel for two nights and conference registration will be provided for the fellows. Participants will also receive a $500 stipend. We are proud to call you one of our own, Dr. Datta!

Office of Faculty Development Teacher Excellence Announces Scholarly Activity Award Winners for Spring 2016 The purpose of the Scholarly Activity Awards (SAA) is to advance professional development of faculty in support of scholarship and scholarly activities. Full-time Augusta University faculty members in the College of Education, College of Science and Mathematics, or Hull College of Business are eligible to apply.

OFDTE is pleased to announce the Spring 2016 winners: Hannah Bennett—Kinesiology and Health Sciences

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Margaux Brown—Counselor Education, Leadership, and Research  

Gordon Eisenman– Teacher Education

Amos Meyers—Kinesiology and Health Sciences 

Beth Pendergraft– Teacher Education

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Molly Quinn—Teacher Education

Graeme Connolly—Kinesiology and Health Sciences

Kathryn Henderson— Counselor Education, Leadership, and Research 

Stacie Pettit—Teacher Education

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Laura Rychly—Teacher Education

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INQR Expo will be on Friday

March 11th 11:00 am—2:00 pm at the JSAC Ballroom. Come see student projects and enjoy some pizza! The Office of Academic Advising and the Office of First and Second Year Experience will host AU Sophomore Declaration Day March 23, 11:00 am —1:30 pm in the JSAC Coffeehouse. Greenblatt Library will host Harry Potter's World traveling exhibit (NLM) February 15-March 26. Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine. In conjunction with the NLM traveling exhibit, the History of the Health Sciences Lecture Series at Greenblatt Library will feature Dr. Wendy Turner, Professor of History, "A Fine Line between Magic and Science: Medieval and Renaissance Pseudo-Scientific Thinking and J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter." Thursday, March 3rd from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. in the Historical Collections and Archives Room (AB-255)

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Future Dates

Alumni Weekend - April 28th – May 1st AU Graduation - May 13th Job Shadow Week - May 16th – 20th AU Convocation - August 16th

AFA…….. By the NUMBERS First Year Experience to Costa Rica 

3 faculty: Kim Davies, Lorraine Evans and Candice Griffith and 30 students

For Second Year Experience to Italy 2 faculty : Valerie Cato and Elizabeth Huggins and 21 students

Carol J. Rychly, PhD Vice President for Academic and Faculty Affairs

Adam T. M. Wyatt, PhD AVP for Academic Affairs and Student Success 104 Boykin Wright Hall Augusta, GA 30912

Phone (706) 446-1422